School board approves CIP updates, moves forward on Walnut Hill design-build team and locker-room repairs
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Summary
The board approved the updated 2024—2029 CIP, the superintendent's FY27 proposed budget recommendation, selected Gilbane/Moody Nolan for Walnut Hill design-build work and approved $209,779 for PHS locker-room modernization under an Omnia cooperative contract.
The Petersburg City Public Schools board took several formal actions during its March meeting, approving capital and budget items as recommended by the superintendent.
The board voted to approve the updated 2024—2029 Capital Improvement Plan, which includes added projects and allocations for gym and locker-room work, unplanned maintenance and emergency repairs. "It is the superintendent's recommendation that the school board approve the updated 2024 through 2029 capital improvement plan," the superintendent said; Mr. Miles moved the motion and Mister Danis seconded it. The motion passed by voice vote.
On the superintendent's recommendation, the board also approved the FY27 proposed budget for adoption. The superintendent read an amount in the meeting record that appeared garbled in the transcript; the division described the FY27 proposal as including a $53 million allocation for the Walnut Hill Elementary Pre-K—5 project. The transcript record does not clearly preserve the full numeric amount; the board approved the superintendent's proposal by voice vote.
The board approved the selection of the preferred proposer design-build team for the new Walnut Hill Elementary School (pre-K—5): Gilbane Building Company partnered with Moody Nolan to proceed into the interim agreement and design initiation under the PPEA process. The board authorized the superintendent or designee to negotiate and execute the interim agreement.
Separately, after a Nov. 12 inspection by the deputy state fire marshal identified critical and high-risk violations in the Petersburg High School gymnasium and locker facilities, the facilities department remedied the most urgent items and requested approval of a comprehensive locker-room modernization. The superintendent asked the board to approve $209,779 to complete modernization of all three PHS locker rooms through BSN Sports via the nationally solicited Omnia cooperative contract (R250101); the board approved the expenditure by voice vote.
Other approved items included VSBA business-honor-roll resolutions, multiple field trips (including the National Catholic Forensic League national speech and debate tournament), and several policies on second reading. The meeting record shows motions and voice approvals for these items; roll-call tallies by name were not recorded in the transcript.
Next steps: staff will proceed with the interim agreement and design initiation for Walnut Hill, finalize locker-room procurement under the Omnia cooperative contract, and align budget implementation with approved FY27 priorities.
